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Chitimacha and Tunica show the following apparent shifts illus- 
trated by more than one example each: 
CHITIMACHA K—TUNICA H (OR X) 
Chitimacha 
CHITIMACHA 
T—TUNICA R 
Tunica 
—ka, negative suffix. | 
tuk, to throw, as to 
throw out earth in 
digging. 
pak‘(ti), to scratch, 
to smooth. 
kap(te), to finish. ..| 
asec eWavass- een 
muku, back..2.--=-- | 
ukctcu, oyster. ...-- 
kate, to shove, to 
push. 
CHITIMACHA 
Hupp iitordie-. 23.22. 
nim, nim, to land... 
TUR UO MEU ate 
nakt, frost, ice, cold. 
née, ground, land !.. 
Pini Ted. tec ost 
_ pehu, to dress wood. 
—ha, negative suffix. 
toho, to throw. 
| 
| 
hapa, to finish. 
hixctka, dew. 
naha, back. 
uxcik, shell. 
hict, to shove, to 
push. 
N—TUNICA L 
lapi, to die. 
Japa, to land. 
luta, to run. 
laka, frost. | 
hali, ground, land.! | 
mili, red. 
CHITIMACHA T—TUNICA L 
tap!; darkisad opie. | 
teks to ween: tre 
tsat(papa), a fork... 
sit, thorn tree.-..... 
tcext, blackbird. ..- 
IROL: Istollewe Soe 8 
la, night. 
lixte, to wet. 
teali,‘a fork. 
salak, thorn tree. 
cilxka, blackbird. 
loha, hole. 
CHITIMACHA N—TUNICA Y 
ni, to be sick 
yi, pain. 
néci, to be ashamed.| yari, to beashamed. 
nipi, to cook 
NOCtIN, Nallsses seas 
yuki, to cook. 
yuxki, nail. 
Chitimacha 
waiti, to surpass. .... 
hutta, boat, canoe - - . 
keti, side ofa diuk: 3. 
Nee tOpaAceor. assent: 
| pitik, smooth....2.- 
Tunica 
| tem, to kill (pl.)....| rapa, to kill. 
peri, to surpass. 
héri, boat, canoe. 
kara, side of. 
era, tobacco. 
pira, flat, level. 
CHITIMACHA K, X, 
AND H—TUNICA R 
kaku, to know 
| peks, to float........ 
uk, to count...2. 
koks, globular. ....- 
hoku, mortar....... 
| neka, spirit, ghost. . - 
pok‘ta, cloud, sky. . 
kéka, log? . 222-2222! 
eru(sa), to know. 
port, to float. 
wira, to count. 
kora, round. 
naruxki, mortar. 
nira(ni), spirit, 
ghost. 
apart, cloud, sky. 
| teex, curly, kinky..| tciru, curly, kinky. 
rixku, tree. 
CHITIMACHA C AND TC—TUNICA R 
hetc, to watch, to 
look. 
kate(ti), to drink.... 
néci, to be ashamed. 
hara, to watch, to 
look. 
kora, to drink. 
yari, to be ashamed. 
telesbediec se oceceer 2 racki, leaf. 
Cie; Nose tae eee eee rici, nose, 
kee -Clamen sense kirka, bivalve. 
CHITIMACHA M—TUNICA P 
Cem, «Oph eae er 
mic, trail, road 
rapa, to kill. 
pita, to walk; pi, to 
go out. 
1 There is some reason to think that these words may be connected with the words meaning down, low, 
on the ground, in the respective languages, ne, nei, to descend, nekup, downward, halu, down, in which 
case the above would not necessarily be comparable. 
